Jump to content

Is there any difference between WD and Western Digital?

Andretti2019
By Andretti2019
in Storage Devices
 Share
Posted

I feel like I am going nuts over this. Some have WD in the name. Others have Western Digital. Some even have BOTH. The weird part is, that the ones that have Western Digital in the title seem to be a bit more expensive. Is WD made on a ship off the coast of China while Western Digital is made in an actual factory? Are they different companies? I even found a website that has WD AND Western Digital when choosing the brand. And it gives different results based on this.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Western Digital is the holding company, WD produces the drives.

But when referring to a harddisk drive, it's the same thing (as it is normal to call one the other and vice versa).

https://www.westerndigital.com/company

"We're all in this together, might as well be friends" Tom, Toonami.

 

mini eLiXiVy: my open source 65% mechanical PCB, a build log, PCB anatomy and discussing open source licenses: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1366493-elixivy-a-65-mechanical-keyboard-build-log-pcb-anatomy-and-how-i-open-sourced-this-project/

 

mini_cardboard: a 4% keyboard build log and how keyboards work: https://linustechtips.com/topic/1328547-mini_cardboard-a-4-keyboard-build-log-and-how-keyboards-work/

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Do you realize WD is just the initials of Western Digital? Ever stop to look at their logo?

western-digital-logo-6.png

Personal Desktop":

CPU: Intel Core i7 10700K @5ghz |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock Pro 4 |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Z490UD ATX|~| RAM: 16gb DDR4 3333mhzCL16 G.Skill Trident Z |~| GPU: RX 6900XT Sapphire Nitro+ |~| PSU: Corsair TX650M 80Plus Gold |~| Boot:  SSD WD Green M.2 2280 240GB |~| Storage: 1x3TB HDD 7200rpm Seagate Barracuda + SanDisk Ultra 3D 1TB |~| Case: Fractal Design Meshify C Mini |~| Display: Toshiba UL7A 4K/60hz |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro.

Luna, the temporary Desktop:

CPU: AMD R9 7950XT  |~| Cooling: bq! Dark Rock 4 Pro |~| MOBO: Gigabyte Aorus Master |~| RAM: 32G Kingston HyperX |~| GPU: AMD Radeon RX 7900XTX (Reference) |~| PSU: Corsair HX1000 80+ Platinum |~| Windows Boot Drive: 2x 512GB (1TB total) Plextor SATA SSD (RAID0 volume) |~| Linux Boot Drive: 500GB Kingston A2000 |~| Storage: 4TB WD Black HDD |~| Case: Cooler Master Silencio S600 |~| Display 1 (leftmost): Eizo (unknown model) 1920x1080 IPS @ 60Hz|~| Display 2 (center): BenQ ZOWIE XL2540 1920x1080 TN @ 240Hz |~| Display 3 (rightmost): Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 3840x2160 IPS @ 60Hz 10-bit |~| OS: Windows 10 Pro (games / art) + Linux (distro: NixOS; programming and daily driver)
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
Just now, Princess Luna said:

Do you realize WD is just the initials of Western Digital?

Yes, i realize that, obviously. Did you read my topic? My search results for WD and Western Digital HDDs are a bit different.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
1 hour ago, Andretti2019 said:

I feel like I am going nuts over this. Some have WD in the name. Others have Western Digital. Some even have BOTH. The weird part is, that the ones that have Western Digital in the title seem to be a bit more expensive. Is WD made on a ship off the coast of China while Western Digital is made in an actual factory? Are they different companies? I even found a website that has WD AND Western Digital when choosing the brand. And it gives different results based on this.

WD stands for Western Digital. It's like the difference between AMD and Advanced Micro Devices. Or IBM and International Business Machines. Or the FBI and Federal Bureau of Investigation, etc.

 

Don't look at the Brand name there. Look at the model name or the specs.

 

If one is labeled as WD, and the other as Western Digital, but they share the model number? Buy whichever is cheapest. They're the same.

 

If there are model number differences, you'll have to look at the specs of each drive to find out differences.

For Sale: Meraki Bundle

 

iPhone Xr 128 GB Product Red - HP Spectre x360 13" (i5 - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD) - HP ZBook 15v G5 15" (i7-8850H - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - NVIDIA Quadro P600)

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Storage Devices

×